Urban Fixes to Fight the Next Sandy
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Top image: A playground sits submerged under flood waters left from Hurricane Sandy at the Breezy Point section of the Queens. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)
Tim McDonnell is a senior fellow on the Climate Desk, where he covers national energy policy and helps produce multimedia content. Previously, Tim was a researcher at Mother Jones. All posts »
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